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Why are we allowing America to become a Police State? Our tax dollars buy their toys!!

Posted on 9/8/23 at 8:32 pm
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
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Posted on 9/8/23 at 8:32 pm
Cameras and drones are everywhere. Equipment designed for war is used by police departments. Blacked out windows for thee but not for ye. Guns for thee but not for ye. What do they fear?

Whatever they have we must have!!

Meanwhile, they perpetuate fear and chaos with their very lax enforcement. When needed they can just pick a person and find a crime that fits? After all, it is the new Modus Operandi.

The MSM (Lying media) certainly has their back.

Police State
This post was edited on 9/10/23 at 3:07 pm
Posted by DellTronJon
Member since Feb 2010
1528 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 8:44 pm to
Because all the so called Bush Era conservatives, the types that John Ham and Hail hail to Ohio want back in office, brainwashed any one right of center into thinking anything military industrial complex was patriotic and blessed by God. Remember the Patriot act, the terror warning rainbow system, DHS, lying about WMDs, mass surveillance, calling anyone anti-war un American, selling excess military equipment to local governments, etc. etc.
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
14547 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:06 pm to
It is a shame Reagan bought George HW Bush in as his VP. The Bushes hated Reagan.

Now, after what the Bush family did to this country, it really chaps my a$$ Reagan made that decision.
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:08 pm to

quote:

Why did we allow America to become a Police State?


FIFY
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:10 pm to
For some demented reason Conservatives think cops are their friends.
Posted by BamaScoop
Panama City Beach, Florida
Member since May 2007
55786 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:34 pm to
Because we refuse to use the second amendment!
This post was edited on 9/8/23 at 9:35 pm
Posted by Redbone
my castle
Member since Sep 2012
20046 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 10:40 pm to
Somebody has to take charge and build up an opposing force.

Why not you?
Posted by TerryDawg03
The Deep South
Member since Dec 2012
17196 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 10:52 pm to
quote:

Why are we allowing America to become a Police State? Our tax dollars buy their toys!!


Because prior generations allowed the Sixteenth Amendment to pass.
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
14547 posts
Posted on 9/9/23 at 8:22 pm to
quote:

FIFY


Thank you very much!!
Posted by Chazreinhold
Utah
Member since Oct 2020
6974 posts
Posted on 9/9/23 at 11:04 pm to
quote:

types that John Ham and Hail hail to Ohio want back in office, brainwashed any one right of center into thinking anything military industrial complex was patriotic and blessed by God. Remember the Patriot act, the terror warning rainbow system, DHS, lying about WMDs, mass surveillance, calling anyone anti-war un American, selling excess military equipment to local governments, etc. etc.


This is why we have Trump
Over time the GOP had won more elections than the Dems ( Commies now).
It’s the “we aren’t like them, we take the high Road” weakness that has us 35 trillion in debt.
People are sick of the GOP Establishment go along to get along RINO’s
This post was edited on 9/10/23 at 12:08 am
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
80368 posts
Posted on 9/9/23 at 11:25 pm to
quote:

For some demented reason Conservatives think cops are their friends.


I’ll tell you why this is.

It’s simply Bc the average conservative has very little day to day interaction with cops. And many cops are friendly on an individual basis. Meanwhile, crime and the lowlifes of society have a very strong impact on our daily lives either directly or indirectly. Which is reinforced by watching the news or shite, even scrolling the OT.

And also bc, is there some other alternative to “cops”? We’re always going to have police, so what exactly do we even want? Take away their armored vehicles? Ok fine i guess that improves our quality of life some way. Have fewer cops? No, we don’t want to defund them. That’s the other side pushing for that anarchy. We want to hire better cops? Sure of course but our taxes are high enough. We want them to not enforce certain drug laws or civil asset forfeiture? You bet, but the legislatures need to step up for that.

So on some level, conservatives view cops as friends bc the other side views them as enemies. And the other side—full of communists and racists and retards—are most certainly not friends.
Posted by Dex Morgan
Member since Nov 2022
2679 posts
Posted on 9/9/23 at 11:35 pm to
You are making excuses for the scum cops that made life hell on everyone during covid. I'd say you should be ashamed of yourself but then you are not a conservative. You have fully embraced big government and giving the excuse of "just following orders" to defend these tyrants.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Member since Feb 2005
60854 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 6:55 am to
Okay, there’s this book, called Revelations, in the Bible…..



Also, Matthew 24 amongst many other places in scripture show us all what is to come in our future, but this future for this world is actually well underway. The growing intolerance for God, the God of the Bible to be precise, His morality, and anyone who follows Him and refuses to deny Christ. These agents, this police state, and coming new world order government is just part of a much larger and wicked rule over the hearts of men.




This post was edited on 9/10/23 at 7:14 am
Posted by Lima Whiskey
Member since Apr 2013
22594 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 6:58 am to
Police are agents of order, in theory.
Posted by Flats
Member since Jul 2019
25359 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 7:08 am to
quote:

Police are agents of order, in theory.


The function needs to exist. Our current execution of it needs some tweaking.

As for the individuals, on the rare occasion I come into contact with them I’m cautious. I don’t automatically think they’re bad, but I don’t trust them either unless I have a good reason to beyond their uniform. That uniform once gave them the benefit of the doubt with me, but that hasn’t been the case for decades.
Posted by TrueTiger
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Member since Sep 2004
76886 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 7:46 am to
quote:

And also bc, is there some other alternative to “cops”? We’re always going to have police, so what exactly do we even want? Take away their armored vehicles? Ok fine i guess that improves our quality of life some way. Have fewer cops? No, we don’t want to defund them.


We need to give them less scope.

Our system is over criminalized. The police should be doing the basics like murder, rape, theft.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
47224 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 8:22 am to
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When needed they can just pick a person and find a crime that fits?

Lavrentiy Beria was the Chief of Soviet Police under Stalin. He used to say, “Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.”
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
15962 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 8:34 am to
quote:

Our system is over criminalized. The police should be doing the basics like murder, rape, theft.




I think this is the most reasonable answer
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
12478 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 8:46 am to
That’s not how tax dollars work.

The government can print and spend money on demand, taxes are a means by which communists can seize money from people who do work.

Taxes don’t pay for shite.
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
14547 posts
Posted on 9/10/23 at 11:03 am to
quote:

Our system is over criminalized. The police should be doing the basics like murder, rape, theft.


Exactly. If the free citizenry were armed and the punishment for crime biblically defined, we would need peace officers.

It has to be a wonderful feeling to live without the threat of violence, theft, or fraud, don't ya think?
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